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G’day and welcome to the 87th edition of the Festival of Stocks at Finance ViewPoint. This festival highlights the best stock-market related posts in the Blogosphere. If you are new to this site, I am an expat Aussie living in America using this blog as a medium to write about personal finance and investing from a local and global perspective. This is the first time I have hosted a blog festival (or carnival as it is called elsewhere) and was pleasantly surprised at the number of submissions I received – despite some blog carnival technical issues over the weekend. Through this process I really enjoyed discovering a number of great articles written by some inspiring bloggers. I have added a little bit of Aussie slang and some pictures from back home to the various categories to show off a bit of local pride. Enjoy.
These are beauties mate (Editors Picks):
- GBlogger presents Allocate 50% to Non-U.S. Stocks, According to Wharton Professor posted at CAN I GET RICH ON A SALARY. An insightful article into international diversification with your investment choices.
- AlexG presents Let Volatility Be Your Friend posted at Contrarian Value Investing. An honest look at the pros and cons of market volatility and how it affects investing.
- The Dividend Guy presents Dividend Stock Wednesday: Hasbro (HAS-N) posted at The Dividend Guy Blog. A detailed analysis of a stock – Hasbro – which shows good ways to look at a stock. What I liked was that even after the detailed analysis he said the stock was not a buy. Shows good due diligence.
Crikey mate, check out these Stock Analysis articles: 
- Michael Cohen presents Why I Sold My Apple Shares Today posted at Stock Tips.
- Mark Perkins presents The Good The Weird And The Unusual posted at Stock Pursuit. A look at Blonder Tongue Laboratories Inc.(BDR)
- Jae Jun presents Wrigley’s, Mars and Buffett posted at Old School Value.
- Dividend Growth Investor presents Wilmington Trust (WL) Dividend Analysis posted at Dividend Growth Investor. A potential strong dividend play.
- Frank Lara Jr. presents SiRF Technology (SIRF) worth a look posted at The StockMasters – Investing News and Analysis, Hot Stock Tips, Stock Market commentary for the Savvy Investor .
- Your Trading Stock presents Nasdaq Breaks with a Vengeance 050108 posted at Online Stock Trading Stock Trading Online. Technical analysis and the Nasdaq.
- Babak presents Market Breadth Approaching Overbought Levels posted at Trader’s Narrative. This article looks at signs from stocks within the S&P 500 Index (SPX) which are trading above their simple 50 day moving average.
- Larry Russell presents The Financial Services Industry is Still the Largest S&P 500 Sector – Even after the Collapse of its Stock Values posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog. A detailed look at the Financial Services sector and its weighting in the market over time.
- KCLau presents Everything you are looking for about Bursa Malaysia posted at KCLau’s Money Tips. A detailed look at resources around the Malaysian stock exchange.
- James Cullen presents The State of Consumer Credit posted at College Analysts. A good look at various companies in the financial sector and related credit issues/impacts.
No Worries mate, these Investing ideas and thoughts are worth a gander:
- George presents Ultimate 2008 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting Guide posted at Fat Pitch Financials. All the information you would need on the 2008 Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa) (BRKb) annual meeting. Great effort in get all the relevant links in one place.
- Shan Siddiqi presents Are online brokerages hurting the stock market? posted at Globally Rational a>. Are we entering another stock market bubble and have we forgotten the tech bubble?
- Vlada Kynsky presents StockWeb: Emerging markets vs. Developed markets. posted at StockWeb.
- Steve Faber presents - Silver Investing – Treated as Gold’s Poor Stepchild? posted at Debt Free. A good look at this underrated commodity
- Bull Returns presents Stock Investment Resource: Stock Market Investing Tips – Is Small Cap Value The Key For 2008? posted at Stock Investment Information.
Cheers mate, and check out these great Mutual Fund and Retirement related articles while you have a beer. 
- FIRE Finance presents Vanguard’s Managed Payout Mutual Funds – A Primer posted at FIRE Finance. Worth reading as consideration for your retirement investment options.
- Walter W. Fouse presents Avoid Large Actively Managed Mutual Funds posted at Best No Load Funds. A detailed analysis of large funds and the pitfalls.
And that wraps up the 87th edition of the Festival of Stocks! I received a number of entries and had to narrow them down to what was most on topic. If yours didn’t make this carnival, you can submit at the next edition of the Festival of Stocks which will be hosted at Stock Market Prognosticator . Past posts and future hosts can be found on the Festival of Stocks homepage. Consider volunteering to host a future edition of the Festival – it is a worthwhile experience both from finding new bloggers and exposure of your blog.
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